Acccording to this poll by Hagerty Insurance on which car chases were the best, Bullitt was ranked at the top of the list. Not surprising considering people think of it as the "gold standard" of car chases. But having just watched the movie last week, I did some thinking about it and I would argue it being the best. Here's my list for the best car chases I've seen:

1. The French Connection 2. The Blues Brothers3. Short Time4. Bullitt5. Bad Boys II (the freeway one - as stupid and improbable as it is, I still find it vastly entertaining)6. True Lies (the bridge sequence)7. Terminator 2 (from the helicopter on)8. Ronin (good, but overrated - yes it is, stop arguing with me)9. Smokey & The Bandit (alright, the whole movie is one long chase)10. The Road Warrior

I've looked at tons of these lists before, and I totally don't understand their neverending nods to The French Connection.

Not only did the movie itself put me to sleep, but the chase scene was so boring I wanted to turn the movie off. Ugh.

I would put Ronin in my top 5, but not above Bullitt. I would have to try really hard for a long time to actually put my top 5 or ten chases in actual numerical order, but I'll list the ones I thought of first.

Having saw Bullitt when it first came out and having been so impressed with it I've always thought it was the best. However I'll grant you that could just be nostalgia.There's some pretty good other ones on the list too.

Having saw Bullitt when it first came out and having been so impressed with it I've always thought it was the best. However I'll grant you that could just be nostalgia.There's some pretty good other ones on the list too.

There's actually a trick with the Bullitt car chase that makes it so impressive: Watch the speeds they go, and the twists and turns they make, then notice how destructive they are. Oh wait, you mean they only hit like one car despite all the stunts they're performing? And that it's mostly Steve McQueen and the other actor behind the wheels? Interesting...